Article Number
LXLANTSPK
Author
The Steinitz Papers (kart.)
325 pages, paperback, McFarland, 2010, first edition 2002
After years of research and unflagging efforts to acquire any and all known letters to and from Steinitz, the author here presents in their own words a remarkable account of Steinitz and his contemporaries in the chess world of over a century ago.
| EAN | 9780786447046 |
|---|---|
| Weight | 630 g |
| Manufacturer | McFarland |
| Width | 17.5 cm |
| Height | 25.5 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Author | Kurt Landsberger |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-13 | 9780786447046 |
| Year of First Edition | 2002 |
| Pages | 325 |
| Binding | paperback |
Table of Contents
To the Reader 1
Introduction 3
About the Letters 9
PART I : ASCENT
The First Years 21
Mason, Hoffer, Zukertort and Steinitz 28
A Glimpse of the New World 37
No ”Shadowy Anonymus“ 50
PART II : ON TOP OF THE WORLD
The Hydra-Headed Monster 71
Cuba, Chess and Congress 92
Steinitz the Author 107
”One of the Chosen People…“ 117
Tschigorin and Gunsberg 131
Johnson’s Universal Cyclopaedia 150
The American Chess Master from New Jersey 159
Steinitz and Lasker 161
PART III : DECLINE
Hastings, St. Petersburg and Rostov 203
Letters to Pillsbury 209
Dr. Reider’s Medical Conclusions 227
Graphology 244
The Referee 246
The Last Years 252
Contracts 266
PART IV : BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Those Whose Lives Touched That of William Steinitz< 279
Acknowledgments 313
Index 317
To the Reader 1
Introduction 3
About the Letters 9
PART I : ASCENT
The First Years 21
Mason, Hoffer, Zukertort and Steinitz 28
A Glimpse of the New World 37
No ”Shadowy Anonymus“ 50
PART II : ON TOP OF THE WORLD
The Hydra-Headed Monster 71
Cuba, Chess and Congress 92
Steinitz the Author 107
”One of the Chosen People…“ 117
Tschigorin and Gunsberg 131
Johnson’s Universal Cyclopaedia 150
The American Chess Master from New Jersey 159
Steinitz and Lasker 161
PART III : DECLINE
Hastings, St. Petersburg and Rostov 203
Letters to Pillsbury 209
Dr. Reider’s Medical Conclusions 227
Graphology 244
The Referee 246
The Last Years 252
Contracts 266
PART IV : BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Those Whose Lives Touched That of William Steinitz< 279
Acknowledgments 313
Index 317
welcome...very useful...fascinating"--The Washington Post
"a very rich collection of material"--British Chess Magazine
"high-quality...lively and entertaining...book deserves high praise... should be enjoyed by anyone who reads chess history"--IM John Donaldson (JeremySilman.com)
welcome...very useful...fascinating“The Washington Post
”a very rich collection of material“British Chess Magazine
”high-quality...lively and entertaining...book deserves high praise... should be enjoyed by anyone who reads chess history“IM John Donaldson (JeremySilman.com)
”the book offers a wealth of archival material...it includes valuable documents, photographs, facsimiles and game scores. There is an illuminating commentary throughout“Chessville Reviews
”impressive...an outstanding work“Chess Mail
”the author, Steinitz’s great-grandnephew, presents all known letters to and from Steinitz“Chess Horizons
”high-quality...lively and entertaining...the book deserves high praise“ChessCenter.com
”an amazing collection of correspondences and documents that span Steinitz’s chess life...any true history buff or fan of Steinitz would love this collection and derive an immense amount of pleasure from it...the book is a historic gem...there is simply nothing else out there that can provide the kind of detailed information that this book has. It is a phenomenal book for the serious study of the interesting World Champion“Chessville.com
”well researched and well written“Seagaard Chess Reviews
”outstanding“Time Travel-Journal for Chess Players
with the courtesy of McFarland
"a very rich collection of material"--British Chess Magazine
"high-quality...lively and entertaining...book deserves high praise... should be enjoyed by anyone who reads chess history"--IM John Donaldson (JeremySilman.com)
welcome...very useful...fascinating“The Washington Post
”a very rich collection of material“British Chess Magazine
”high-quality...lively and entertaining...book deserves high praise... should be enjoyed by anyone who reads chess history“IM John Donaldson (JeremySilman.com)
”the book offers a wealth of archival material...it includes valuable documents, photographs, facsimiles and game scores. There is an illuminating commentary throughout“Chessville Reviews
”impressive...an outstanding work“Chess Mail
”the author, Steinitz’s great-grandnephew, presents all known letters to and from Steinitz“Chess Horizons
”high-quality...lively and entertaining...the book deserves high praise“ChessCenter.com
”an amazing collection of correspondences and documents that span Steinitz’s chess life...any true history buff or fan of Steinitz would love this collection and derive an immense amount of pleasure from it...the book is a historic gem...there is simply nothing else out there that can provide the kind of detailed information that this book has. It is a phenomenal book for the serious study of the interesting World Champion“Chessville.com
”well researched and well written“Seagaard Chess Reviews
”outstanding“Time Travel-Journal for Chess Players
with the courtesy of McFarland
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